First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Write this ticker symbol down… (From StocksToTrade) (Ad) Free FGBI Stock Alerts $10.23 -0.17 (-1.63%) (As of 05/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends First Guaranty Bancshares Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest143,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+796.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.65 millionShort Interest Ratio14.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares12,505,000 sharesFloat Size6,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.39%Today's Trading Volume2,776 sharesAverage Trading Volume13,984 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average20% Short Selling First Guaranty Bancshares ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Guaranty Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFGBI Short Interest Over TimeFGBI Days to Cover Over TimeFGBI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad The Freeport SocietyBill Clinton Backing Biden Replacement???Bill Clinton is back. And he just met in Mexico with the one person I believe could REPLACE Joe Biden by August…Click here now for my urgent election forecast. First Guaranty Bancshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024143,500 shares $1.65 million +796.9%2.4%14.5 $11.50 4/30/202416,000 shares $179,680.00 -40.5%0.3%1.7 $11.23 4/15/202426,900 shares $270,076.00 +21.2%0.4%4 $10.04 3/31/202422,200 shares $225,330.00 -3.9%0.4%3.2 $10.15 3/15/202423,100 shares $248,556.00 +29.8%0.4%3.1 $10.76 2/29/202417,800 shares $203,632.00 +29.0%0.3%2 $11.44 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FGBI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Guaranty Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202413,800 shares $157,044.00 -9.8%0.2%1.6 $11.38 1/31/202415,300 shares $187,731.00 -11.1%0.3%1.7 $12.27 1/15/202417,200 shares $199,520.00 +0.6%0.3%2 $11.60 12/31/202317,100 shares $190,152.00 +4.3%0.3%2 $11.12 12/15/202316,400 shares $192,372.00 +5.8%0.3%1.8 $11.73 11/30/202315,500 shares $147,405.00 -4.9%0.2%2 $9.51 11/15/202316,300 shares $164,793.00 -1.8%0.2%2 $10.11 10/31/202316,600 shares $174,300.00 +6.4%0.3%1.7 $10.50 10/15/202315,600 shares $164,268.00 -8.2%0.3%1.5 $10.53 9/30/202317,000 shares $187,000.00 -27.7%0.3%1.5 $11.00 9/15/202323,500 shares $264,375.00 +4.0%0.4%1.6 $11.25 8/31/202322,600 shares $250,860.00 -62.7%0.4%0.8 $11.10 8/15/202360,600 shares $721,746.00 -34.2%1.0%1.9 $11.91 7/31/202392,100 shares $1.19 million -0.7%1.6%2.8 $12.92 7/15/202392,700 shares $1.09 million -0.9%1.6%2.7 $11.74 6/30/202393,500 shares $1.05 million -53.6%1.6%2.6 $11.25 6/15/2023201,500 shares $2.64 million +21.7%3.7%5.8 $13.09 5/31/2023165,600 shares $2.19 million +10.0%2.5%7.4 $13.20 5/15/2023150,500 shares $1.88 million +6.1%2.7%7.4 $12.49 4/30/2023141,900 shares $1.93 million +20.2%2.6%7.3 $13.59 4/15/2023118,100 shares $1.67 million -10.2%2.1%6.6 $14.13 3/31/2023131,500 shares $2.06 million +37.6%1.9%8 $15.67 3/15/202395,600 shares $1.48 million +32.2%1.7%7 $15.50 2/28/202372,300 shares $1.48 million -9.5%1.3%6.2 $20.51 2/15/202379,900 shares $1.71 million -1.5%1.4%7.9 $21.40 1/31/202381,100 shares $1.78 million -1.5%1.3%8.4 $21.91 1/15/202382,300 shares $1.95 million -9.0%1.3%8.8 $23.65 12/30/202290,400 shares $2.12 million +1.2%1.4%9.5 $23.45 12/15/202289,300 shares $2.05 million -12.0%1.4%8.5 $22.94 11/30/2022101,500 shares $2.54 million -7.8%1.6%10.2 $24.99 11/15/2022110,100 shares $2.61 million -11.6%1.7%9.5 $23.70 10/31/2022124,500 shares $2.87 million -3.9%2.0%9.9 $23.07 10/15/2022129,600 shares $2.71 million -5.1%2.0%9.4 $20.93 9/30/2022136,600 shares $2.99 million -3.2%2.3%9.2 $21.88How Biden has already won 2024 (Ad)Obama’s Forever Term [Exposed] or Obama Biden has already won 2024 Exposed: the shocking election plot that will forever enshrine Obama’s destructive, Marxist vision for America… A plot that could hand him and his allies near-total control over the government, your way of life, and your future.Click here to watch this now before it’s too late. 9/15/2022141,100 shares $3.11 million -10.0%2.4%5 $22.04 8/31/2022156,800 shares $3.49 million -4.6%2.7%4.8 $22.28 8/15/2022164,300 shares $4.11 million -6.7%2.8%4.5 $25.04 7/31/2022176,100 shares $4.37 million -7.1%3.0%4.1 $24.82 7/15/2022189,500 shares $4.52 million +1.2%3.2%4.4 $23.86 6/30/2022187,200 shares $4.55 million +44.2%3.2%4.5 $24.31 6/15/2022129,800 shares $3.36 million +40.0%2.2%3.4 $25.92 5/31/202292,700 shares $2.71 million +16.6%1.6%3.9 $29.20 5/15/202279,500 shares $2.29 million +687.1%1.4%4.5 $28.75 4/30/202210,100 shares $232,300.00 -32.2%0.2%0.9 $23.00 4/15/202214,900 shares $350,448.00 +6.4%0.3%2.1 $23.52 3/31/202214,000 shares $335,160.00 +17.7%N/A0 $23.94 3/15/202211,900 shares $258,825.00 -20.1%0.2%1.4 $21.75 2/28/202214,900 shares $315,284.00 -3.3%0.3%1.7 $21.16 2/15/202215,400 shares $325,248.00 +18.5%0.3%1.7 $21.12 1/31/202213,000 shares $268,060.00 -30.9%0.2%1.3 $20.62 1/15/202218,800 shares $392,732.00 +36.2%N/A0 $20.89 12/31/202113,800 shares $281,244.00 -22.0%0.2%1.2 $20.38 12/15/202117,700 shares $367,098.00 -1.7%0.3%1.6 $20.74 11/30/202118,000 shares $394,020.00 -4.8%0.4%1.7 $21.89 11/15/202118,900 shares $426,762.00 +15.2%0.4%1.9 $22.58 10/29/202116,400 shares $339,644.00 +30.2%0.3%1.9 $20.71 10/15/202112,600 shares $257,670.00 -16.0%0.2%1.7 $20.45 9/30/202115,000 shares $301,050.00 No Change0.3%2.1 $20.07 9/15/202115,000 shares $279,300.00 -1.3%0.3%0.9 $18.62 8/31/202115,200 shares $288,496.00 +0.7%0.3%0.9 $18.98 8/13/202115,100 shares $302,151.00 -22.2%0.3%0.8 $20.01 7/30/202119,400 shares $369,182.00 -31.2%0.4%1 $19.03 7/15/202128,200 shares $554,976.00 +5.6%0.5%1.3 $19.68 6/30/202126,700 shares $520,116.00 -81.8%0.5%1.2 $19.48 6/15/2021146,800 shares $2.87 million +2.8%2.8%11.3 $19.52 5/28/2021142,800 shares $2.81 million +6.0%2.7%11.2 $19.71 5/14/2021134,700 shares $2.54 million +37.0%2.6%10.1 $18.86 4/30/202198,300 shares $1.72 million +34.3%1.9%8.6 $17.52 4/15/202173,200 shares $1.31 million +25.3%N/A0 $17.95 3/31/202158,400 shares $1.08 million -5.8%1.1%5.5 $18.45 3/15/202162,000 shares $1.22 million +12.3%1.2%5.3 $19.67 2/26/202155,200 shares $912,456.00 +3.0%1.1%5.4 $16.53 2/12/202153,600 shares $883,328.00 -1.3%1.0%5.7 $16.48 1/29/202154,300 shares $876,402.00 No Change1.0%6.1 $16.14 1/15/202154,300 shares $918,213.00 +6.7%1.0%6.1 $16.91 12/31/202050,900 shares $915,182.00 -4.7%1.0%6.7 $17.98 12/15/202053,400 shares $897,120.00 +5.7%1.0%8 $16.80 11/30/202050,500 shares $878,700.00 -3.4%1.0%8.9 $17.40 11/15/202052,300 shares $910,020.00 +3.0%1.0%8.6 $17.40 10/30/202050,800 shares $710,692.00 +0.4%1.0%8.3 $13.99 10/15/202050,600 shares $682,594.00 +0.2%1.0%9 $13.49 9/30/202050,500 shares $611,555.00 +10.8%1.0%8.6 $12.11 9/15/202045,600 shares $649,800.00 -18.9%0.9%5 $14.25 8/31/202056,200 shares $721,046.00 +9.6%1.1%5 $12.83How Biden has already won 2024 (Ad)Obama’s Forever Term [Exposed] or Obama Biden has already won 2024 Exposed: the shocking election plot that will forever enshrine Obama’s destructive, Marxist vision for America… A plot that could hand him and his allies near-total control over the government, your way of life, and your future.Click here to watch this now before it’s too late. 8/14/202051,300 shares $682,803.00 -12.3%1.0%4.2 $13.31 7/31/202058,500 shares $689,715.00 +10.2%1.1%4.4 $11.79 7/15/202053,100 shares $631,890.00 -42.0%1.0%3.7 $11.90 6/30/202091,600 shares $1.12 million +137.3%1.8%6.1 $12.25 6/15/202038,600 shares $458,568.00 +27.8%0.7%2.9 $11.88 5/29/202030,200 shares $359,380.00 +39.8%0.6%2.6 $11.90 5/15/202021,600 shares $259,416.00 +11.3%0.4%2.1 $12.01 4/30/202019,400 shares $262,094.00 +10.9%0.4%2.2 $13.51 4/15/202017,500 shares $223,300.00 -5.9%0.3%2.1 $12.76 3/31/202018,600 shares $233,988.00 +5.1%0.3%2.5 $12.58 3/13/202017,700 shares $271,518.00 +62.4%0.3%2.6 $15.34 2/28/202010,900 shares $150,529.00 +11.2%0.2%1.8 $13.81 2/14/20209,800 shares $158,858.00 -4.9%0.2%1.7 $16.21 1/31/202010,300 shares $187,975.00 -45.8%0.2%1.7 $18.25 1/15/202019,000 shares $366,130.00 -14.4%0.3%3.1 $19.27 12/31/201922,200 shares $436,008.00 -5.5%0.4%3.7 $19.64 8/15/201925,200 shares $460,908.00 -11.3%0.5%4 $18.29 FGBI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Guaranty Bancshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Guaranty Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 143,500 shares of FGBI short. 2.39% of First Guaranty Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Guaranty Bancshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Guaranty Bancshares? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FGBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on First Guaranty Bancshares's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for First Guaranty Bancshares? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.39% of First Guaranty Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Guaranty Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? First Guaranty Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 143,500 shares, an increase of 796.9% from the previous total of 16,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is First Guaranty Bancshares' float size? First Guaranty Bancshares currently has issued a total of 12,510,000 shares. Some of First Guaranty Bancshares' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. First Guaranty Bancshares currently has a public float of 6,000,000 shares. How does First Guaranty Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.39% of First Guaranty Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "federal savings institutions" compare to First Guaranty Bancshares: HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (0.40%), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (3.44%), Kearny Financial Corp. (1.77%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (1.10%), Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (0.75%), Sterling Bancorp (1.00%), Waterstone Financial, Inc. (1.16%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.50%), Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. (0.24%), BCB Bancorp, Inc. (0.56%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Guaranty Bancshares stock? Short selling FGBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Guaranty Bancshares as its price is falling. FGBI shares are trading down $0.17 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against First Guaranty Bancshares? A short squeeze for First Guaranty Bancshares occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FGBI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Guaranty Bancshares' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FGBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: HomeTrust Bancshares Short Interest Data Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Short Interest Data Kearny Financial Short Interest Data Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Short Interest Data Northrim BanCorp Short Interest Data Sterling Bancorp Short Interest Data Waterstone Financial Short Interest Data Ponce Financial Group Short Interest Data Codorus Valley Bancorp Short Interest Data BCB Bancorp Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FGBI) was last updated on 6/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy this small stock before coming AI Tidal WaveChaikin AnalyticsWrite this ticker symbol down…StocksToTradeTrump’s Gift Could Unleash $51 Billion in New WealthWealthpin ProBill Clinton Backing Biden Replacement???The Freeport SocietyWarren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, & 48 Members of Congress Are Buying ONE Sector…InvestorPlaceExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode May 20th?True Market InsidersHe Is Giving Away BitcoinCrypto Swap ProfitsShocking $16T Elon Musk Crypto LeakCrypto 101 Media Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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